Databases

Access to the following information resources is paid by Neill Public Library for the benefit of the Pullman community. For free information resources, please consult our Selected Websites.

AtoZ the USA- A to Z the USA is the world’s largest database of U.S. State information, including U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. It has thousands of U.S. State reports and articles as well as images of flags, symbols, maps, postcards, license plates and more. It also includes USA country reports and data on geography, government, history, society and culture and more.

This database is available through the generous donation of an anonymous donor.

Chilton Auto Repair Library - Chilton Library represents the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners. Chilton Library gives you the confidence to service or repair virtually any system on your vehicles.

Consumer Reports - Known as one of the most trusted resources for information and advice on consumer products, this award-winning website contains information that enables consumers to make better purchasing decisions on products.

CultureGrams - With reports covering over 180 countries, CultureGrams helps students understand the world around them. Information is included on the people, background, society, and more of countries world-wide as well as individual U.S. states. See the world's people as they really live with country reports that go beyond mere facts and figures to deliver a local perspective on daily life, history and culture.

Washington Anytime Library - Downloadable eBooks and eAudiobooks are available FREE through your library. We are able to offer these downloadables thanks to an agreement through the Washington State Library.

elibrary- eLibrary delivers one of the largest general reference collections of periodicals and digital media content. Designed to support every range of users, eLibrary offers more than 2,500 full-text magazines, newspapers, books, and transcript titles, plus a collection of over 7 million maps, pictures, weblinks, and audio/video files. Every magazine, journal, newspaper, book, and transcript is provided in 100 percent full-text.

History Study Center- A one-stop history resource for schools, History Study Center offers valuable historical reference material that covers 14 centuries of history, from ancient to modern. It's a unique reference tool that delivers a comprehensive collection of primary and secondary source material. Study Pages cover the most-studied topics.

ProQuest Learning: Literature - Open the doors to poetry, prose, and drama with the works, biographies, and literary criticisms. ProQuest Learning: Literature provides more than 180,000 full-text works of poetry, prose, and drama from around the world as well as secondary sources such as author biographies, multimedia, literary criticisms, essays, reviews, and interviews drawn from full-text literary magazines and journals.

ProQuest Research Library - With resources in business, health and medicine, and news,ProQuest Research Library provides one-stop access to a wide range of popular and academic subjects. The database includes articles from 1971 forward, including a highly-respected, diversified mix of scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and newspapers.

SIRS Discoverer - Designed for young researchers, this easy-to-use database covers over 1,900 magazines, newspapers, and government documents from 1981 through the present. Titles include: Cricket, Current Science, National Geographic Kids, Ranger Rick, Read, Scholastic magazines, Time for Kids, and Your Big Backyard.